HPAE to Trenton: “Keep Our Hospitals Safe”….And Other HPAE News
March 2, 2017
HPAE and Partner Organizations Tell Christie and NJ Legislators: Keep Our Hospitals Safe
Nurses and health professionals joined together to Keep Hospitals Safe on Monday, February 27, at the Trenton Statehouse and demand Trenton fully fund hospital inspections and pass patient safety, worker protection laws.
HPAE Web Quiz #17: Americans’ Views of the ACA
Republicans who held Town Hall meetings last week found that many Americans are unhappy with their party’s stated goal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the most recent poll of the Kaiser Family Foundation, what percentage of Americans approve of the ACA and what percentage of Americans disapprove of the ACA?
The first ten members who respond correctly to this question (one member for each local) will win a $25 American Express gift card.
Local 5058 Holds Membership Retreat/CE Event
Local 5058 held its annual Member Retreat on Monday at the Neptune City First Aid Building. Local 5058 President Kendra McCann (see photo above) provided an update on the upcoming negotiations with Hackensack Meridian. In addition, there were CE workshops on staffing and legal issues which provided a total of 5.0 contact hours for members who attended both workshops.
HPAE Calls on Cumberland County Freeholders to Save Our Healthcare
Inspira RN and Local 5131 Rep Karen Johnson presented a resolution to the Cumberland County Freeholder Board to urge Congress and the President not to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “As a Registered Nurse on the front lines of care, every day I witness how important it is for our patients and community members to have access to affordable, quality healthcare,” Karen shared.
This Week in Labor History: U.S. Steel Recognizes the Union in 1937
Committee of Industrial Organizations (CIO) president John L. Lewis and U.S. Steel President Myron Taylor sign a landmark contract in which the bitterly anti-union company officially recognized the CIO as sole negotiator for the company’s unionized workers. Included: the adoption of overtime pay, the 40-hour work week, and a big pay hike – March 1, 1937
Read about other important struggles and events in U.S. labor history which occurred from February 27 to March 5, provided by Union Communication Services (UCS).
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